Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) returned to the world-class River Cree Resort & Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with another sold-out event on Saturday night.
Only two of the evening’s eleven bouts went to the judges’ scorecards. All the action, as always, streamed LIVE worldwide on the BKFC App.
In the BKFC Prospect Series Edmonton main event, hometown welterweight contender Drew “Wild Boy” Stuve smashed his way to 2-0 in his BKFC career with a second-round technical knockout over Sonny “The Savage” Smith. Stuve picked himself up off the canvas and logged four knockdowns of his own en route to the victory. Time of the stoppage was 71 seconds into the second round. Smith, who is from the United Kingdom and lives in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, is now 2-2 in his BKFC career.
“I love it. I feel like a (expletive) gangster,” Stuve told the jam-packed River Cree Resort & Casino, adding, “David (Feldman), Conor (McGregor), Nate (Shook), let’s get me that contract. I’m going to make you a lot of money.”
In the co-main event, “Hungry” Hasan Al-Ghanim sent Ryan “The Electric City Strangler” Ibsen to the canvas three times before their lightweight clash was stopped just 73 seconds into the first round. Al-Ghanim, who was born in Iraq and hails from Edmonton, is now 2-0 with back-to-back stoppage victories in his BKFC career, while the Great Falls, MT product Ibsen moves to 1-1.
In the BKFC Edmonton Prospect Series Feature Fight, “Super” Chad Lucanas smashed his way to 2-0 in his BKFC career with a second straight, first-round stoppage victory over Zach “Lil Mac” Pannell in lightweight action. The fast-rising Edmonton fighter dropped the Lancaster, PA-based Pannell twice before their bout was stopped after just 75 seconds. Pannell is now 1-2.
Bohdan “The Iron Hammer” Kotok needed just 62 seconds to defeat Jonathan “Big Baby” Miller in heavyweight action. The heavy-handed Porkov, Ukraine-born newcomer dropped Miller twice in the win. Miller, who calls Pensacola, FL home, is now 2-2 in his BKFC career.
Maskwacis, Alberta’s Taylor “The Ragin’” Bull sent Bent Mountain, VA fighter Chris “The Crusader” Hamlett to the canvas twice en route to the first-round knockout in the light-heavyweight division. Time of the stoppage was 65 seconds. Both fighters were debuting for BKFC.
Caeden “Prettiest” Scott of Edmonton earned the nod from the judges in his welterweight battle with Saskatoon’s Dan “Max Bet” Godoy. Scott notched the sole knockdown of the fight in the fourth round. The judges scored the bout unanimously for Scott (48-46×2, 49-45). Both fighters were stepping into the squared circle for the first time.
Edmonton’s Alexandra “Papa Al” Delgado-Lopez overwhelmed her opponent, Jessica “La Reina” Ruiz of Queens, NY, and earned the second-round victory in their battle of debuting BKFC women’s strawweights. Time of the stoppage was 1:32 in the second frame.
Debuting Edmonton fighter Kayden “The Giant” Giroux was victorious over debuting Calgary fighter Trevor “The Beast” Bozniak after Bozniak suffered an ankle injury just ten seconds into their light-heavyweight bout.
Calgary, Alberta’s Kimani “The King” Crawford impressed in his BKFC debut, earning the unanimous decision over Danasabe “Papa Midnight” Mohammed of Napa, CA, in middleweight action. Two judges scored it 49-46 and one judge tabbed it 50-45, all in favor of Crawford. Mohammed is now 0-2.
Matthew “The Hawk” Socholotiuk dropped Nash “The Ghost” Diederichs three times en route to the first-round finish in their welterweight fight. Time of the stoppage was 1:50. The Montreal fighter is now 2-0 with a pair of stoppage victories in his BKFC career. Diederichs, who hails from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, is now 0-1.
Calgary’s Robert “The Slim Reaper” Desharnais improved to 2-0 in his BKFC career after his opponent, Glendel “The Berserker” Futrell of Lakeland, FL, suffered a shoulder injury just 23 seconds into their featherweight fight. Futrell is now 0-4 under the BKFC banner.
BKFC Edmonton Results
Drew Stuve def. Sonny Smith via TKO in Round 2 (1:11)
Hasan Al-Ghanim def. Ryan Ibsen via TKO in Round 1 (1:13)
Chad Lucanas def. Zach Pannell via TKO in Round 1 (1:15)
Bohdan Kotok def. Jonathan Miller via KO in Round 1 (1:02)
Taylor Bull def. Christopher Hamlett via KO in Round 1 (1:05)
Caeden Scott def. Dan Godoy via Unanimous Decision (48-46×2, 49-45)
Alexandra Delgado-Lopez def. Jessica Ruiz via TKO in Round 2 (1:32)
Kayden Giroux def. Trevor Bozniak via TKO in Round 1 (0:10)
Kimani Crawford def. Danasabe Mohammed via Unanimous Decision (49-46×2, 50-45)
Matthew Socholotiuk def. Nash Diederichs via KO in Round 1 (1:50)
Robert Desharnais def. Glendel Futrell via TKO in Round 1 (0:23)
